Market Intelligence – A new report from Juniper Research has found that mobile phone and tablet users will make 195 billion mobile commerce transactions annually by 2019, up from 72 billion this year. According to the report, Mobile Commerce Markets: Key Sector Strategies, Opportunities & Forecasts 2014-2019, highest growth rates are expected in the NFC sector. Here, usage […]

3D in Education - I enjoy reporting on new products that have their eye on reaching the education market. One such product is the new Whoosh 3D. Whoosh3D is a three-pronged solution: a 3D app; a 3D-enabled screen protector/anti-glare overlay for smartphones, tablets, and iPads; and a screen installer. (The screen protector can serve as a […]

3D – Quick Response (QR) codes — the box-shaped symbols that appear on signs, posters, and even business cards — are a convenient and efficient way of accessing specific web pages with a smartphone or other mobile device. However, new research published today in The Optical Society’s (OSA) new high-impact journal Optica, explains how QR codes […]

Mobile Display -LG Display said it will launch a new 0.7mm narrow bezel mobile display that boasts full HD (FHD) and with a bezel less than the thickness of a credit card it is targeting the smartphone market with its latest 5.3″ premium display. To achieve this, the company has

Business and Strategic - In case you missed it, Apple’s TV strategy became a bit clearer this month with the launch of its Developers’ Beta 2 version of iOS 8.1, (build 128407) as the company is now including the Apple Home Kit and targets the AppleTV as the “HomeKit hub”,

Market Intelligence – The Middle East and Africa (MEA) handset market grew to its largest size in ten quarters in Q2 2014, expanding 27% year on year to total 64 million units. The latest insights from global advisory and consulting services firm International Data Corporation (IDC) show that the majority of this growth was seen […]

Smartphone - Sony is not doing well this year and most of the business downturn relates to its mobile division. Sales of Sony smartphones have been not great and the value adjustment for inventory pulled Sony deep into the red, as we have reported earlier. As a result Sony is

Mobile Display – Apple NFC chips will be included in the new iPhone 6, according to chip suppliers close to the Cupertino mobile device behemoth. Apple has a product launch slated for September 9 in Cupertino’s storied Flint Center. But beyond new products it’s more about the chips inside the

Market Intelligence - For the past few years the development of mobile devices was pretty interesting to say the least. The mobile phone morphed into the smartphone and the smartphone had its legitimate cousin the tablet roll up the computing market from the bottom. As all these changes came to the market, the consumers were re-evaluating […]

This August 13-16 the 187,000 square meter Yeongdeungpo Times Square mall in Korea will be the site of the world’s first launch of Qualcomm® IZat™ indoor location technology. Imagine this: by the time you walk through the mall doors, your smartphone has already informed you where your favorite shops are, as well as told you where your friends are […]